Chapter 394 Paranoia of persecution?
A long while.
Xia Zhibai was slightly surprised when he heard that Liu Sanwu was back.
It was not that he was surprised that Liu Sanwu dared to come back, but that he was surprised that Liu Sanwu had been away for a long time. He thought that Liu Sanwu would be sick and rest for ten days, but it turned out that the rest lasted for more than a month. .
He informed the civil servants to invite Liu Sanwu.
Main hall.
Liu Sanwu was sitting in his seat, looking a little idle. Although he had repeated these things countless times, now that he had returned, he still felt a little unfamiliar. He took out an ancient book and another Blank paper, polished with ink, ready to read.
At this moment.
A civil servant came to Liu Sanwu and said: "Master Liu, Master Xia has invited you."
After saying this, the surroundings were silent.
Liu Sanwu even felt countless eyes looking at him.
Even the people who didn’t pay much attention to me when I arrived in front of me all turned their attention to him now.
Liu Sanwu had a straight face and looked a little ugly, and said coldly: "What does Xia Zhibai think? I am no longer involved in compiling books, but I am still a Hanlin bachelor. I am a dignified Hanlin bachelor. How can I Can't come to Hanlin yet Are you in the hospital? You can’t read my books anymore?”
“No matter how small his heart is, Xia Zhibai is really too small to fit on a desk.”
Liu Sanwu glared. The whole person was extremely angry.
Scholars can be killed but not humiliated.
He Liu Sanwu also has a temper.
He has tolerated Xia Zhibai for a long time, and for this reason he did not hesitate to stay at home for more than a month, just to try to eliminate the impact of the last time, so that when he comes back, he will not have to be affected by Xia Zhibai again There were too many targets. As a result, after all he had done, Xia Zhibai still refused to let him go.
How can Xia Zhibai be so narrow-minded?
The clerk looked at Liu Sanwu with a relaxed expression, with a bit of contempt and disdain in his eyes.
Liu Sanwu's era has passed.
In the past, Liu Sanwu had a transcendent status and was appreciated by His Majesty. Some of his words could easily reach the heavens. In the entire Hanlin Academy, there were only a handful of people whose status could surpass him, and most of them were It was just a transition in the Hanlin Academy, so the Hanlin bachelors changed one after another, but Liu Sanwu always remained strong and perseverant.
But this transcendent status fell apart with the arrival of Xia Zhibai.
Others would respect and fear him, but Xia Zhibai would not.
Right is right and wrong is wrong.
Many of Liu Sanwu's views cannot withstand scrutiny. With no one supporting him and no one willing to speak for him, Liu Sanwu's image in the Hanlin Academy is constantly slipping. With the last time Liu Sanwu went to His Majesty to impeach him, not only was there no result, Xia Zhibai directly kicked him out of the book editing queue, and Liu Sanwu's status began to decline rapidly.
Everyone with a discerning eye can now see that Liu Sanwu is a thing of the past.
The new upstart in Hanlin has Xia Zhibai.
The clerk still had a faint smile on his face, and he was not as perfunctory as he appeared. However, his expression seemed a little disrespectful and a little malicious, and he said: "Xueshi Liu, You really do I have wronged Grand Bachelor Xia, and I was just acting on orders. I really don’t know why Grand Bachelor Xia is looking for you. Please don’t embarrass me.”
The clerk bowed slightly to Liu Sanwu. .
Liu Sanwu's face was livid, he glanced at the clerk impatiently and uneasily, then looked around in a panic, forced himself to calm down, and said in a cold voice: "I know, go back and tell Xia Zhibai, I'll be there right away, but You can also tell Xia Zhi on behalf of me. To put it bluntly, I am old and frail, but I am not ready for anyone to bully me.”
“The rabbit will still bite when it is anxious!”
Liu Sanwu’s tone was a little bit. Heavy is both a warning and a reminder. The clerk nodded gently.
Liu Sanwu said: "Go back first and wait for me to tidy up the desk, and then go over there."
The clerk hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Go back and resume your life first.
When the clerk walked away, Liu Sanwu's face was as gloomy as water, and the hand holding the pen couldn't help shaking. Finally, he let out a long sigh. He still didn't want to leave the Hanlin Academy like this, but he couldn't figure it out. Now that he has given in, why is Xia Zhibai still insisting on killing him? Is he really going to kill them all?
Is it more than this between them? !
This moment.
Liu Sanwu felt that time flew by quickly.
It originally took him less than a few dozen breaths to tidy up the desk, but it took him almost half an hour. When all the books were placed neatly, he reluctantly looked back and stretched out his hand again. After pressing the curled pages of the book, he reluctantly walked towards Xia Zhibai's study.
"Liu Sanwu has met with Academician Xia."
A heavy and aggrieved word sounded in a quiet room.
Liu Sanwu lowered his head, his whole person seemed to have lost his energy, as if his soul had been pulled out, and he was listless.
Next to Xia Zhibai was an ancient bronze lamp. The wick inside was burning and making a hissing sound. Xia Zhibai raised his head and looked at the humble Liu Sanwu below, but was stunned for a moment. He quickly got up. , helped Liu Sanwu up and said, "Xueshi Liu, what are you doing?"
"You have been in the Hanlin Academy for many years and are highly respected. As a junior, how can I accept such a great gift from you."
"Master Liu, it is better to invite him quickly. It is really a disgrace to the future generations." "
Xia Zhibai reached out and helped Liu Sanwu up.
Liu Sanwu had a cold face and was not interested in Xia Zhibai's actions. Xia Zhibai just wanted to take the opportunity to humiliate himself.
Seeing this, Xia Zhibai knew that Liu Sanwu had misunderstood, and he quickly apologized and said with a smile: "Master Liu, you may have misunderstood. I don't have any ill intentions towards you. I invite you here this time, and it's not to make things difficult or humiliate. I, Xia Zhibai, don't even bother." Do these things."
"I have something to ask you for help. "
"And you are probably the only one in the entire Hanlin Academy who can do this."
Hearing this, Liu Sanwu's expression softened slightly, but he still didn't relax much. He didn't believe Xia. Zhibai's nonsense, there are so many bachelors in the Hanlin Academy, how can there be anything that you have to do yourself? This was clearly Xia Zhibai deliberately humiliating himself and trying to get himself a humiliating job.
Seeing Liu Sanwu being so wary of him, Xia Zhibai didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
He touched his nose and didn't know what the problem was.
He did have some disagreements with Liu Sanwu, but these disagreements were more about conflicts in book compilation concepts, not daily conflicts. He rarely brought these conflicts into the daily life of the two. Although Liu Sanwu thought too much, or was influenced by other people, he mistakenly thought that he was biased against him.
Xia Zhibai said sincerely: "Master Liu, you really misunderstood me."
"I, Xia Zhibai, have always been upright, how could I do those dark and destructive things?"
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"I invite you to come over this time. I really have something important to tell you."
"There is absolutely no malicious intent."
(End of this chapter)